Her owners, Laura Peters and her daughter Jorina-Jane, who has Goldenhar Syndrome, were "heartbroken", and believed she had been murdered by a group of boys and girls. who were playing outside at the time.

The story sparked a huge response on social media, with many people outraged and disgusted about what might have happened to the cat.

There is a £250 reward for anyone with information

Wanting to remain anonymous, a stranger has put up a £250 reward for anyone who can help identify the culprits and bring them to justice.

They said they were "horrified" and "upset" by the cat's death, and added they wanted to "do something constructive" to help.

"The £250 reward is totally genuine," they said. "Other people will have heard who has done this and someone will be as horrified as me.

"Sadly money does talk and a reward of this size is quite a sizable amount of money for a teenager.